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Thomas, A. Jack, 1884-1962

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1884 - 1962

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

A. Jack Thomas music manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0022
Abstract

Alfred Jack Thomas was an African American composer, educator, and conductor who served as a bandmaster in the United States Army and became the first African American to conduct the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. The A. Jack Thomas papers contain manuscript scores and instrumental parts for three of his compositions for orchestra: Mirage, Scenes Pastoral, and Etude en Noir.

Dates: 1940-1941
Found in: Peabody Archives

James Nathan Jones oral history, 2002 April 6

 File — Multiple Containers
Abstract James Nathan Jones (b. 1935) is a singer who performed with the Municipal Opera Company of Baltimore and the Metropolitan Opera touring company. He received a bachelor's and a master's degree from Morgan State University, where he wrote a thesis in 1978 titled "Alfred Jack Thomas (1884-1962): Musician, Composer, Educator." In this interview, Jones discusses his research on Thomas, his musical education with Robert Earl Anderson, his family's involvement in the Pennsylvania Avenue musical...
Dates: 2002 April 6

Johns Hopkins University collection of Maryland African American history and culture

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0846
Abstract

The Johns Hopkins University collection of Maryland African American history and culture is an artificially assembled collection which spans from the 18th to the 20th century. The collection consists of materials selected by the curators of Special Collections.

Dates: 1788 - 1967

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Collection 2
Archival Object 1
 
Subject
African American composers 1
African Americans 1
Bands (Music) 1
Civil rights 1
Composers 1